Pecan Cake

[donna]

Another old time favorite is Pecan Cake. This recipe is different in the addition of grape juice. Most of time this was made for special occasions, like Christmas or someone's birthday. However, it is a treat anytime.

Pecan Cake

1/2 lb butter
2 1/1 cups sugar
6 eggs
4 tablespoons grape juice
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 lb golden raisins
2 lb chopped pecans
1 cup candied red cherries

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly, and add eggs one at a time. Add grape juice and blend thoroughly.

Sift together the dry ingredients and add alternatively with the sour cream to the creamed egg mixture. Stir in pecans, raisins, and cherries. Prepare a 10 inch tube pan, grease the entire inner surface with Crisco then line bottom with parchment paper cut to fit the circle. Flour all the remaining surfaces. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours sitting over pan of hot water. Lay a piece of foil over the top. Do not overbake. Cake must be moist.

 

[donna]

This is another variation of a pecan cake.

Pineapple Pecan Cake. If you like pineapple, you will enjoy this one.

2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple
3 eggs

Topping

2 cups white sugar
1 stick margarine
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
1 cup pecan pieces
1 cup coconut

Mix all ingredients for cake together and pour in 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Should be golden brown.

While cake is baking, combine sugar, margarine and evaporated milk and bring to a boil over medium heat. After mixture reaches boiling, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add pecans and coconut. Pour over warm cake and serve.

From "The Kentucky Living Magazine" for December, 2017. Article, "Recipes from Christmas Past".

Even though this a Christmas recipe, good for winter desserts or anytime.

 

[nitrofd]

Don't know how I missed these back in june.it is sort of like a southern version of a northern coffee cake.

 

[donna]

The pineapple one I just added today. Guess so many recipes some get by.

 

[donna]

Some great pecan recipes to make.